Evolution’s Speed – How Common Are Inversion Mutations?

I might have figured out how to push evolution to its limit, but it’ll only be practical if the theory of evolution needs good mutations to be reasonably common. The first step is to find the different kinds of mutations that are out there, and how common they are. Today I’ll cover inversion mutations.

Inversion mutations flip a chunk of code around. This has a huge effect on a chromosome’s shape, as seen in the illustration.